Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

structure fire

Residents and cat safe after laundry room fire in Kelowna

KELOWNA – A fire in the laundry room of a multi-family building in Kelowna last night left two residents and their cat looking for a place to stay. Fire crews were called to the home on Noble Court at about 6:30 p.m., Sept. 25, according to a media release from the Kelowna Fire Department. “Fire...

UPDATE: Firefighters extinguish house fire in Vernon

VERNON – Investigators are looking for the exact cause of a fire, which started in the kitchen of a home on Alexis Park Drive in Vernon on Sunday. Vernon Fire Department Capt. Reinhard Mann says crews arrived at the home in the 3900-block of Alexis Park Drive at about 2 p.m., Sept. 6, to find...

Penticton firefighters called to townhouse bedroom blaze

PENTICTON - Quick action by Penticton firefighters kept a bedroom blaze from spreading in a townhouse complex yesterday. Penticton Fire Chief Wayne Williams says the department received a call to 3099 South Main St. at 6:38 p.m., Sept. 3, to find a bedroom in one of the units at the Chateau Village ablaze. “The truck...

Home burns as water woes hamper fire response

KELOWNA — A fire that destroyed a log home in the hills behind Kelowna International Airport is a reminder of the risk that can come with living in semi-rural ares—the fire-fighting effort was hampered by the lack of a nearby fire hydrant and compounded by steep terrain and icy roads. “It dramatically affected our efforts,”...